The AM Intrigue
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Sentence Length & Complex Sintax
From Ursula K. Le Guin’s Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew 1. Write a narrative paragraph of 100-150 words in sentences of seven or fewer words. In the beginning, he…
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In the voice of a fifty-two-year-old man
I could have avoided all that trouble if only I had remembered to ask for help. But I didn’t, and look what it cost me: a brief hospital stay, weeks of physical therapy, and people doting on me as if…
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Until the Lentils Are Ready
I must sit here until the lentils are ready, so says my book of prompts: 45 minutes I am consigned to this chair, which is approximately how long it takes for my lentils to cook. Well, not just lentils. The…
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10 sentences using 10 random letters
F, A, T, C, K, R, G, E, D, L Far away, there came Karen racing, growing ever-deeper lonely. “Fuck Adam!” Tammy chuckled, kayaking rhythmically. “Get even, dear Lord!” Frodo attacked the cherry keg, rapidly guzzling each drop languidly. From…
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A surreptitiously obtained roll of film
Midnight, and a car sat idling in an empty parking lot, lights off. Inside, Marty sat stewing on thrilling throughts of conspiracy. His heart raced, and the ghostly building loomed large in front of him. I can still back out,…
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Company from out of town. Could mean trouble.
Christina’s phone buzzed in her pocket. Pulling it out, she looked at the screen: unknown caller. Pressing the side button – silencing the call and sending it to voicemail – she shoved it back into her jeans. Momemts later, it…
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Use no punctuation
A deafening crash shook the fort around them Dust loosened from forgotten places rock walls creaked and settled Then a deathly silence consumed all of them as the realization hit the enemy had arrived early they were under attack Chaos…
